Population By Race and Ethnicity in Somerset County, PA in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 74,273 population of Somerset County, Pennsylvania comprised of 1,132 people who identified as Hispanic (1.52%), and 73,141 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.48%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Somerset County, Pennsylvania with a population of 71,000 (95.59%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 2,197 (2.96%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 554 (0.75%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Somerset County, Pennsylvania in 2017, with a population of 70,055 (94.32%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,113 (2.85%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 945 (1.27%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Somerset, Pennsylvania.

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Population By Race in Somerset , PA in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 2,197 2.96%
White Alone 71,000 95.59%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 126 0.17%
Asian Alone 378 0.51%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 18 0.02%
Two Or More Races 554 0.75%
Population By Ethnicity in Somerset , PA in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 84 0.11%
White Alone - Hispanic 945 1.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 30 0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 16 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 55 0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 2,113 2.85%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 70,055 94.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 96 0.13%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 362 0.49%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 16 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 499 0.67%